Corrections & Amplifications

Updated Oct. 14, 2006 12:01 a.m. ET

DAVID MCSWEENEY, a Republican candidate for Congress from Illinois, would prefer, in the event of a constitutional amendment curbing abortion, that exceptions be allowed in the case of incest, rape or danger to the life of the mother. But he would accept an amendment outlawing abortion in cases of incest or rape, though not in cases of maternal danger. A June 24 Politics & Economics article describing Mr. McSweeney's position said that he supports a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion, even in cases of maternal danger. This was based on a comment by a spokesman for Mr. McSweeney that the spokesman now...